The Blue Tit is a small bird that is easily attracted to and spotted on my feeder. It displays a mix of colorful feathers; blue wings and tail, yellow breast, white cheeks and greenish yellow back but it is the dark line that passes through the eye and encircles the white cheek that makes it distinctive.
The Blue Tits and their fluffy yellow chicks have been regular visitors to my terrace all through the summer. I didn’t realise until now that Tits are resident birds, that is they don’t migrate. So now that the noisy Sparrows have flown, the Tits can feed at their leisure and they casually hang upside down and swing on the feeder. It is said that in winter they form flocks with other tit species but I have only seen them socialize with the Great Tits so far.
Blue Tits are commonly found in gardens and woodlands and also along hedgerows, trees and bushes foraging for insects, caterpillars, seeds and nuts. Populations are very sensitive to climate and a harsh winter can reduce numbers considerably.
